Middleton Tate Johnson
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N 32° 42.381 W 097° 06.742
14S E 676930 N 3620308
An old Texas Centennial Marker commemorating the man for whom Johnson County (the county to the south) is named.
Waymark Code: WMNPH
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 08/27/2006
Views: 57
Index Entry: Johnson, Middleton Tate
Address: 621 W. Arkansas St.
City: Arlington
County: Tarrant
Year Marker Erected: 1936
Designations: na
Marker Location: 621 W. Arkansas St., Arlington
Marker Size: 36' Centennial - Subject Marker (gray)
Repairs Completed: None
Marker Number: 3359
Marker Text:
The Father of Tarrant County. A member of the Congress of the Republic. Born in South Carolina, 1810. Died at Austin, Texas, May 15, 1866. Johnson County was named in his honor.
Erected by the State of Texas
1936
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